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" Work and children I could have. But the husband was just too much. "

Diane von Furstenberg

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" The fashion industry has a responsibility to represent a healthy image of women, but to start weighing them and putting them against a wall and making them feel like animals? No. "

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" I have always been attracted to clothes designed by women. Coco Chanel, Vionnet, Norma Kamali, Donna Karan. They have a little more - how do I put it? - understanding. "

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" I never like to think that I design for a particular person. I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be, and - to some degree - the woman I'm still a little piece of. "

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" I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done. "

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" Animals come from nature. They were not designed. All my inspiration comes from nature, whether it's an animal or the layout of bark or of a leaf. Sometimes my patterns are very bold, and you can barely see where they come from, but all the textures and all the prints come out of nature. "

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" I used the aspects of being a woman to my advantage, but I worked for myself, not a big corporation, so I was lucky to have the freedom to behave however I liked. "

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" Just don't go to a place where everything is too expensive... it'll put your husband in a bad mood. "

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" I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are. "

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" I'm very good at breaking up with people. Very good. It requires a lot of skill, but what you do is you tell them the truth of why you are breaking up with them, and after that, you somehow compensate with other things. If you have loved someone, I think that somehow they should always be a part of your life. I really do. "

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" Attitude is everything. "

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" The way I design generally is very much travel-oriented because that is my life. That's why I make clothes that are so light and so easy to pack and a little bit seasonless. "

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" I was lucky enough to have it all. To be successful in business, to have children, to raise them on my own, and to travel and live my life. It was a lot of work, but it's a privilege to have been able to do it. "

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" I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman. "

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" If you like trekking, go to the Himalayas or Peru. I love those kinds of trips. But it all depends on your own life and what you like and what you expect. "

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" I am a fast dresser, 30 minutes max with hair and makeup. I don't have a uniform, but I like to be comfortable. "

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" The important thing is to take your time and not get stressed. "

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" My son loves the Hotel du Cap, in the south of France. "

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" Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in. "

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" What's important to me is to share, and being inspired, and inspiring. "

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" Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over. "

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" I never modeled myself after anyone. The person who had most influence on me was my mother, but it was really for her strength and courage more than her style, even though she had a lot of style. In a weird way, looking at pictures of me when I was 17 or 18, I was dressing the same way. I haven't changed very much. "

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" Do I believe in reincarnation? Well, let's say that I believe in karma. I think you make your own karma. "

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" I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really feel like I am a citizen of the world. "

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